WEBVTT
PROSECUTION.
25-YEAR-OLD KENNETH OMOROGBE AND
24-YEAR-OLD KAMARI FOLKES, BOTH
OF TORONTO, FACE 2ND DEGREE
MURDER CHARGES, AND POLICE SAY
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MAN
RELATED TO THE DEATH OF
26-YEAR-OLD JULIAN JONES OF
BALTIMORE.
>> THIS INDIVIDUAL, IF WE'RE
SUCCESSFUL IN FIRST OF ALL
IDENTIFYING HIM, HE WOULD BE A
PARTICIPANT IN THE KICKING,
STOMPING OF JULIAN JONES WHILE
HE'S DOWN IN AN UNCONSCIO
STATE ON MANNING AVENUE.
LACEE: JONES WAS IN CANADA OVER
THE WEEKEND CELEBRATING A
BACHELOR PARTY.
>> WHILE PATRONS WERE EXITING
THE LOUNGE, THE DECEASED AND HIS
FRIENDS SET UPON BY A GROUP OF
MALES WANTING TO FIGHT.
THE DECEASED AT THAT POINT
BECAME SEPARATED FROM HIS
FRIENDS, ALL OF WHOM DID NOT
WANT TO TAKE PART OF ANY
ALTERCATION.
A SHORT TIME LATER, THE DECEASED
WAS DISCOVERED UNCONSCIOUS ON
THE ROADWAY.
LACEE: JONES DIED AT THE
HOSPITAL.
OMOROGBE AND FOLKES WERE
EXPECTED IN COURT THURSDAY
MORNING.
POLICE SAY THEY HAVE PAST
CRIMINAL BAGGAGE.
DETAILS ABOUT THE THIRD SUSPECT
ARE LIMITE
>> I HAVE AN IMAGE OF HIM IN AND
AMONGST THIS GROUP OF
INDIVIDUALS.
MY DIFFICULTY IS THAT I JUST
DON'T HAVE ANY URGENCY TO PUT
HIM OUT, BECAUSE I NEED TO MEET
WITH SECURITY STAFF HERE IN
TORONTO TO SHOW IT TO THEM, AND
HAVE THEM NARRATE IT.
AND THEN, POTENTIALLY, I HAVE TO
SEND INVESTIGATORS TO THE U.S.
TO DO THE SAME THING THERE.
LACEE: FAMILY AND FRIENDS
REMEMBERED JONES WEDNESDAY
NIGH
>> HE WAS A LOVING PERSON.
HE WANTED TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
HE WANTED TO START A GREENHOUS
TO FEED THE PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
>> I KNEW THE LIGHT THAT JULIAN
WAS GOING TO BRING TO THIS
WORLD.
THE LIGHT HE ALREADY HAD, AND
THAT SMILE THAT HE CARRIED IN
HIS FACE.
LACEE: JONES' FATHER SAYS THE
COMMUNITY IS HELPING HIM GET BY.
>> I FEEL LIKE WE'RE DOING
EVERYTHING IN HONOR OF MY SON'
SPIRIT RIGHT NOW, SO IT'S JUST
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.
LACEE: JONES WAS ON TRACK TO
GRADUATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
BALTIMORE NEXT SEMESTER.
TORONTO POLICE SAY CELL PHONE
AND SURVEILLANCE VIDEO HELPED
IDENTIFY SUSPECTS.
THEY'RE STILL LOOKING TO TALK
WITH WITNESSES, AS WELL AS TALK
WITH JONES' FRIENDS AGAIN.

Two men have been arrested and charged and a third man is sought in connection with the death of a Maryland man killed last weekend in Canada, Toronto police said.

Kenneth Omorogbe, 25, and Kamari Folkes, 24, both of Toronto, have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of University of Baltimore student Julian Jones, Toronto police Inspector Detective Sgt. Gary Giroux said.

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Jones, 26, an Arundel High School graduate, was in Toronto on Saturday for a bachelor party for a friend when he was attacked and killed outside a Toronto bar.

Police said that surveillance footage and cellphone video taken by one of Jones’ friends, along with help from witnesses, allowed investigators to identify and arrest Omorogbe and Folkes, police said.

During a news conference on Thursday, police said Omorogbe and Folkes were part of a group that stomped on and kicked Jones while he was on the ground in a semi-conscious state in an unprovoked attack. Jones died while being taken to the hospital, police said.

"While patrons were exiting the lounge, the deceased and his friends were set upon by a group of males wanting to fight. The deceased, at that point, became separated from his friends, all of whom did not want to take part of any altercation. A short time later, the deceased was discovered unconscious on the roadway," Toronto police homicide Inspector Bryan Bott said.

Omorogbe and Folkes, who police said have a criminal history, were scheduled to appear in court Thursday. Police did not release photos of either suspect, because investigators are still looking to talk with witnesses and get positive identifications.

Police said they are still looking for a third person in the case and are hoping video evidence and witnesses will help lead them to an arrest.

"This individual, if we're successful in, first of all, identifying him, he would be a participant in the kicking, stomping of Julian Jones while he's down in an unconscious state on Manning Avenue," Giroux said.

Details about the third man are limited.

"I have an image of him in, and amongst this group of individuals, my difficulty is that I just don't have any urgency to put him out, because I need to meet with security staff here in Toronto to show it to them and have them narrate it, and then potentially, I have to send investigators to the U.S. to do the same thing there," Giroux said.

Police said Jones’ family was informed of the arrest on Wednesday just prior to when a vigil was held in his memory.

Jones was on track to graduate from the University of Baltimore next semester.

Anyone with information is asked to call Toronto police at 416-808-7400.